Apple

Software Development Engineer Test (SDET), Productivity Apps

Apple$100K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of QA/QE experience focused on test automation development.
  • Strong programming skills in Swift or Python with clean, maintainable code.
  • Experience building and owning UI automation frameworks from scratch.
  • Proficient in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, minimizing flakiness.
  • Capable of automating tests on multiple platforms, including Desktop and Mobile.
  • Solid understanding of testing strategy for maximizing coverage and effectiveness.
  • Outstanding communication skills with a focus on clear bug reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement scalable test automation solutions.
  • Plan, design, and execute end-to-end test cases, both manually and automatically.
  • Drive quality improvements and ensure features are robust and reliable.
  • Report and isolate bugs using systematic techniques.
  • Balance multiple deliverables and manage priorities effectively.
  • Collaborate with team members on multi-functional test efforts.
  • Continuously learn about the specifics of productivity applications and testing techniques.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and self-education.
  • Work in a creative and innovative environment.
  • Collaborative team culture with a focus on quality.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technologies, including automation and machine learning.
Full Job Description
The iWork team is looking for a Software Developer in Test with a background with productivity apps to contribute to the development of innovative tools for creative professionals. It requires a highly proactive individual with strong creative, technical and analytic skills and passion for new technologies including in automation and machine learning.

Description

We are looking for a talented individual who will develop, drive, and deliver scalable test automation solutions. A successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop mission-critical test solutions that directly impact the quality of our consumer facing applications. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, designing, writing, maintaining and executing end-end test cases manually and through automation using Swift and Python. You will drive all aspects of quality and process improvements to help the team ensure that our features are rock-solid and ready to be released to our customers. Report bugs with outstanding isolation and regression techniques will be the key to your success. This role requires balancing a wide variety of deliverables that will rely on your talent for managing priorities and communicating progress and risks effectively and systematically. Your ongoing curiosity and dedication to self-education in the unique features and workflows of Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and Freeform apps as well as new testing techniques is what will set you apart. You will be working closely with other team members to help coordinate multi-functional test efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

At least 3 years of experience in QA/QE with a strong emphasis on test automation development

Strong programming skills (such as Swift or Python) with a track record of writing clean, maintainable, well-architected test code

Proven experience designing, building, and owning UI automation frameworks, suites, and supporting tooling from the ground up

Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and diagnosing, triaging, and reducing test flakiness at scale

Experience automating across multiple platforms (Desktop and Mobile)

Strong understanding of testing strategy: knowing what to automate, at what layer, and how to maximize coverage and signal

Confirmed bug detection, isolation, and regression skills; able to reduce a vague report to a clean, reproducible case

Able to translate feature descriptions and specs into effective, well organized automated test plans

Able to write clear, concise bug reports that include all the relevant information

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)

Analytical, disciplined, and creative problem solver, committed to driving quality forward

Ability to adapt in a high paced and informal environment

Hands-on experience writing and maintaining automated test frameworks using XCTest and/or XCUITest for iOS and/or macOS platforms

Solid understanding of software development fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design

Experience with version control systems such as Git in a collaborative development environment

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience;

Preferred Qualifications

Hands on experience with productivity or creativity software such as word processors, presentation apps, or similar consumer applications

Familiarity with backend or service testing

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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